KALAMAZOO, MI -- A Kalamazoo resident is being treated for burns after a house fire New Year's Eve night.

Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety firefighters were dispatched to a home in the 1000 block of Osborne Street about 9:50 p.m. Monday, according to a news release. Upon arrival, officers discovered a fire on the second floor of the residence.

A 41-year-old resident was asleep at the time of the fire and suffered second and third degree burns to his body before he was able to escape from the house. He was taken to Bronson Methodist Hospital where he is currently in stable condition.

Firefighters were able to quickly enter the building and extinguish the blaze but were on scene for about an hour conducting overhaul to make sure the fire was completely out.

The cause of the fire is unknown and is currently under investigation by Kalamazoo Public Safety Fire Marshal Jim Williams.

Police ask anyone
with information regarding this incident to contact Kalamazoo
Public Safety at (269) 337-8994 or Silent Observer at (269) 343-2100.